Sound Off  Sept. 24, 2013

I think Marcus Hook did a great job with the Pirate Festival this past weekend. I had a great time attending in full pirate attire.

STANDING PAT

I see Rep. Meehan has voted to defund the ACA, which doesn’t help anybody, and says that we’ve got to rein in our out-of-control spending. Well, the deficit has actually decreased by over $1 trillion in the last year. Rep. Meehan doesn’t seem to understand this, since he’s still basing votes on this imaginary out of control spending.

BEAT IT

I think the people lamenting that the days of corporal punishment are over need to reevaluate their thinking. I didn’t appreciate being hit in school and at home as a form of punishment, so I didn’t do that to my kids. My children have been respectful people their entire lives. They didn’t need to be hit to learn those values.

KILL THE PROPERTY TAX

I hope my fellow readers are contacting their representatives to support House Bill 76. I know personally with my income I would be looking at $500 more in income tax, but it’s better than the $4,000 I’m paying in school taxes now.

FOCUS, CHILDREN, FOCUS

The one word missing from the ongoing debate in American education is focus. The most enriching reading you can do is done in a school library – no distractions and a supportive environment. This is what our children are lacking. They’re overstimulated by social media, video games, a pop culture of sports and unintelligible music. Parents should strive to create quiet spaces in their home and make it a priority, so that the children can discover that there’s a deeper self within them and they can attend to it.

DELCO DAD

THE MAN IS KEEPING US DOWN

To “Wake Up,” you say that Democrats believe in keeping people down to ensure votes? That’s a joke. The people who are keeping others down are corporate America and Republicans who say that it’s a good idea to ship good American jobs overseas to maximize profits. They are the people keeping Americans down. Democrats are the ones trying to bring jobs back to this country to put people to work, not sending them overseas.

NO WORK, NO PAY

I have a simple question – why doesn’t Congress lose a day’s pay every week if another government cut happens? If my government-employee son has to go to a four-day work week, why not them?

SEND THEM AWAY

Am I the only person who gets angry when I hear about all this embezzlement going on in private companies, municipalities, children’s sports leagues and so on? I think if a couple people found guilty were given some serious jail time that would be a good deterrent. Fines and community service obviously aren’t making others think twice before they do it.

LET’S VOTE!

Since Obamacare is such a divisive issue in Washington right now, why not put it on the ballot and let the people vote on it? That would be the fair thing to do.

TIRE IRE MIRE

To “Tire Ire,” you’re absolutely right. I live near the intersection of Third Avenue and Meetinghouse Road and have seen many close calls. Something needs to be done about the illegal parking before it’s too late.

PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH

I have a neighbor who’s always complaining about Obamacare, socialized medicine and spouting off the other usual right-wing talking points. This guy has collected every benefit known to man – unemployment, Social Security Disability, worker’s compensation and so on. What’s wrong with this picture here?

WHY DONOVAN MATTERS

To all the people getting down on Donovan McNabb because his number was retired, you can talk all you want about the quarterbacks of the past, but the bottom line is McNabb has the best numbers of any quarterback in franchise history.

If you don’t believe me, look it up. Stop saying he doesn’t deserve this honor because you just sound bitter. I don’t know what kind of fan doesn’t think he did a lot for the team.

GOP GAMES

To “Out On A Limb,” I believe a lot could get done with President Obama if the Republicans weren’t so hardheaded and trying to take away funds for Obamacare. Don’t blame our president; blame the Republicans who continue to play games while people like you and many others suffer.

MAKEUP DOESN’T HELP

To the lady in the black Ford Focus on Naaman’s Creek Road yesterday morning who was putting on her makeup the visor mirror, if you don’t mind some of us would like to get to work on time. Being behind you was as bad as being behind a school bus.

DO IT AT HOME

NO PITY FOR THE POOR

“Ken From Upper Providence,” I’d like to know what Reagan did that made him such a great president. And Calvin Coolidge, he helped us get into the Great Depression. Then you say that Woodrow Wilson and FDR were the two worst presidents of the 20th century. There’s no way that Reagan and Coolidge were better than Wilson and FDR. Those last two actually cared about the poor and helped them out. I guess you’re taking your cues from Reagan and don’t care about the poor.